Boer War Dispatches From London update
Boers claim victory over Lord Roberts east of Pretoria as British repulsed in battle details few. General Buller holds Charleston and Volksrust while burghers retreat toward Ermelo. Pretoria correspondent reports grim scenes and mistreatment of prisoners after entry. Cape Ministry resigns. Sir Alfred Milner reportedly accepts resignation.
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Roberts Heard From London on Boer War Victo ries
London dispatch reports two British victories in South Africa near Pretoria and along the Rhenoster River. General Methuen and General Kitchener joined to break De Wet's camp, restore rail communications, and advance toward Kroonstad, with Buller and Rundle set to push toward Vrede and Johannesburg. The Earl of Airlie is killed, and several officers are noted among the casualties.
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Pretoria
French
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Earl of Airlie
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Potchefstroom
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Buller
Roberts
Laing
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Vrede
Rundle
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Lindley
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Ward
17Th Lancers
Lionel Fortescue
Co. Cavendish
Lord Roberts Dispatches From Transvaal Battle at Pretoria
London June 13 Major-General Knox forwards a long dispatch from Kroonstad detailing Lord Roberts plans and a decisive assault on Botha near Pretoria. French Porter Dixon cavalry and Hamilton mounted brigades drove enemy flanks. Pole-Carew and Ian Hamilton pressed the center as news arrives on Methuen and Free State movements.
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Lord Roberts
Pretoria
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Botha
Middleburg
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Dixon
Hutton
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Broadwood
Gordon
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Hamilton
Pole-Carew
Ian Hamilton
Methuen
Free
Sunday Evening Parlor Car Service Atlantic City to New York
Train leaves Atlantic City for New York via Pennsylvania Railroad Sunday at 5 5 p m. Delaware River Bridge advertises the service running Sunday evenings amid other routes and schedule details.
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Premier Schreiner Resigns as Cape Leader
London reports Cape Premier Schreiner and his colleagues resigned last evening. Sir Alfred Milner accepted the resignations. London papers had scolded Schreiner for not preparing for war, now praising his refusal to join the Afrikander Bund against British military policy.
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Afrikander Bund
British advance and Boer movements near Transvaal
General Buller enters Volksrust and marches via Charleston to Laing’s Nek as eight thousand Boers retreat from Ermelo. Free Staters rally to Steyn while Kruger plans a new Transvaal capital at New Spruit. Buller reports 26 killed, 126 wounded, 2 missing on June 10.
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Nek
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Steyn
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Lourenco Marques
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Boers Envoys Welcomed by Baltimore Officials
Messrs Fischer and Wessels, Boer Envoys, arrived in Baltimore and were escorted to City Hall by a committee. Mayor Hayes praised Boer resilience and urged government support beyond sympathy. Envoys expressed gratitude and later attended a public reception at their hotel.
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Washington
W T Power Known In The West
Kansas City man W T Power, killed June 1 in Lindley Orange Free State action, was prominent in Kansas City business and social circles. He traded cattle and belonged to the Kansas City Club and the Country Club. He left Kansas City November 30 to enlist in the British army. He was about thirty.
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Kaiser Gets His Navy Berlin 1916 Navy Bill Approved
The Bundesrat approves the Navy bill after Reichstag passage. Admiral Tirpitz receives hereditary nobility in connection with the bill. Emperor William to sign tomorrow as Reichsanzeiger to publish, signaling solid footing for the regime amid government praise.
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Reichsanzeiger
Zelaya massing troops and cannons along Pacific coast
Managua reports President Zelaya is concentrating large forces, cannons, and military supplies in Chinandega and Leon on Nicaragua's Pacific coast. Officials expect a possible war with El Salvador to start mid June or early July.
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Nicaragua
Zelaya
Chinandega
Leon
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Salvador
Removal of Coler Alleged Malfeasance in City Bond Sales
Charges filed with Governor Roosevelt by Jacob W. Mack claim Controller Bird S. Coler of New York engaged in official wrongdoing in the 1898 city bond sale. They allege he curtailed bidding by fear of debt limits, favored a Coler & Co. syndicate, and harmed the city by accepting a low bid while many bidders offered higher premiums. The document contends this violated trust and favored internal interests, with further assertions about rapid public declarations influencing investor confidence.
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J. Edward Swanstrom
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Produce Exchange Trust Company
Produce Exchange Syndicate Or Trust
Black
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Produce Exchange Trust Company Syndicate Or Trust
Read
Vermilye & Co
England
China turmoil in Beijing raises tensions with powers
London dispatch reports no diplomatic shifts in the Chinese question yet rising suspicion of Russia's stance. The Telegraph notes the Japanese Chancellor killed in Peking by Chinese soldiers. Guns target the American and British legations as The Mail cites firm British policy and possible deposition of the Dowager Empress with restoration of Kuang Su.
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British politics reshaped by China crisis and cabinet shifts
London dispatch notes vagueness in Peking with eight nations fighting along rail routes. Rumors of Russian invasion loom while Britain and Japan weigh options. Salisbury hesitates as ministers' fates hinge on China, with Arthur Balfour poised for Foreign Office and Chamberlain likely stepping into Treasury or War Office.
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Two Thousand Cavalry With Artillery Disembark at Taku
London reports Chinese forces intrenching outside Peking to block the international relief. Two thousand Russian cavalry and infantry with artillery have landed at Taku. United States Minister Conger seeks two thousand U S troops as provisioning of the relief force looms. The Reform Party leaders urge joint action by the United States Great Britain and Japan to prevent partition of the empire. Russian Pacific Squadron and Vladivostok ships ordered to Chinese waters amid rumors of Boxers clash. thirty five Chinese killed in recent engagement.
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Vladivostock
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Rathbone to Be Removed in His Accounts
Washington June 13 Mr Bristow Fourth Assistant Postmaster General in charge of Cuban postal frauds will close the investigation and return to Washington in about a fortnight. Captain Smith inspector in charge of the Washington division is returning home for ill health but will file a report. Official accounts show a shortage of 85000 dollars plus 411000 in surcharged stamps, with unclear destruction facts. Rathbone will not again hold postal service office and appointment of Cuban Posts head remains unsettled awaiting Bristow’s Cuba report.
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Roosevelt Declines Nomination for Vice President
Rochester New York June 13 Governor Roosevelt declares he is not a candidate for Vice President and will not accept the office if nominated at Philadelphia next week. He repeats his stance upon returning from Caledonia after unveiling a soldiers monument, urging national leaders and New York delegates to refrain from presenting his name.
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New-York
Extradition Denied for Kentucky Gubernatorial Candidate
Indianapolis dispatch reports Justus Goebel T C Campbell and Sheriff Suter returned from Frankfort with a requisition to extradite W S Taylor, a Republican governor candidate, to stand trial for accessory in the murder of William Goebel. Governor Mount refused to honor the requisition. In Frankfort the Court of Appeals partially sustained Attorney General Breckinridge and discharged sup erseas bonds for Republican state officials, placing Democrats in possession of offices and buildings.
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Justus Goebel
T. C. Campbell
Suter
Frankfort
W. S. Taylor
Kentucky
Governor Mount
Beckham
William Goebel
Mount
Mr. Campbell
Court of Appeals
Breckinridge
Empress Dowager Accepts Foreign Troop Presence in China
Washington reports official confirmation from the Foreign Office that the Empress Dowager will not object to foreign troops on Chinese soil. The shift reassures diplomats by reducing the risk of a Chinese declaration against foreign forces, which could complicate efforts to quell disorder in Peking and surrounding areas.
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Washington
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Boxters
Military brutality case at Finkenwalde echoes 1896Bruesewitz incident
In Finkenwalde Pomerania Herren Paul Berg and Richard Dallmann clashed with officers over a sword. Dallmann seized the weapon and fled. Soldiers pursuing him mortally wounded Dallmann. authorities have not yet acted.
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Finkenwalde
Pomerania
von Bruesewitz
Carlsruhe
Herren Paul Berg
Richard Dallmann
Dallmann
Peru appoints Calderon as Peru rep to Pan American Congress
Lima Peru June 13 The Peruvian Government appoints Dr Manuel Alvarez Calderon currently visiting the United States to serve as Peru's representative at the Pan American Congress in Galveston Texas this June.
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Peru
Galveston
Tex
Manuel Alvarez Calderon
United States
First Lieut Jonathan Cilley Dies in Manila Hospital
Adjutant General Corbin received a cable from General MacArthur reporting First Lieutenant Jonathan Cilley of the 48d Volunteer Infantry died in a Manila hospital this morning from typhoid fever. Though his family hails from Ohio, Cilley is considered a DC resident due to his life and education here.
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Corbin
MacArthur
Jonathan Cilley
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Ohio
Cilley
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Six Men Killed on Logging Railroad Crash at Cammal
Six men died and another was fatally injured when a logging railroad train jumped the track at Cammal Penn about thirty six miles from Williamsport this afternoon. A three hundred foot embankment collapsed as cars and engine were wrecked into kindling. Reported by local dispatches with limited details.
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Seeney
Sixteen men saved in mid ocean
The British steamer Iran, passing Hampton Roads from Liverpool, rescued sixteen crew members from the Norwegian bark Cleveland after it foundered in mid ocean on June 4 while en route from Southampton to Nova Scotia. The Cleveland signaled distress when sighted by the Iran.
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Vice-Presidency Open Aides Rally For Ticket Choices
Philadelphia June 13. Delegates arriving for next week’s National Convention spark fresh VP rumors. Senator Hanna declares the open field, denying Bliss as favored, and explains the administration will pick the strongest available candidate. He praises Allison but avoids pledges while Dolliver’s Iowa supporters push for Dolliver, asserting he would strengthen the ticket.
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Cornelius N. Bliss
New York
Hanna
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Allison
Iowa
National Committee
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Des Moines
Dolliver
Congress
New York to Philadelphia and Return via Pennsylvania Railroad
Travelers plan a round trip from New York to Philadelphia and back via Pennsylvania Railroad from June 15, encompassing events connected to the National Republican Convention and North American goods movements. Departure and return dates and precise schedules are noted, reflecting regional transit arrangements and civic timing.
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